Saturday, August 25, 2012

Neil Armstrong Death

Some sad news for you. The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has died today at 82. Some pictures.

Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and he radioed back to Earth the historic news of "one giant leap for mankind." He spent nearly three hours walking on the moon with fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.
Armstrong and his wife married, Carol, in 1999 and made their home in the Cincinnati suburb of Indian Hill, but he has largely stayed out of public view in recent years.

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1 comment:

  1. I remember watching this as a child. I don't think it's possible to tell today's generation just how important the exploration of space was and how much landing on the Moon meant to America.

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